Slender eyelashes, big and bright eyes, delicate mouth and nose, red and small lips, any one of the facial features is impeccable when taken alone, and when combined together, it looks even more perfect.
His delicate fair skin made his dark hair even more beautiful.
There is no such outrageously ugly hair style as the Tsukushiro haircut. The soft green silk hair was directly tied behind the head with a purple ribbon into a high ponytail that hung down to the neck, and some forehead hair was left hanging naturally in front of the forehead.
He is quite young. According to Qingdeng's visual inspection, this beautiful boy is probably only 16 or 17 years old.
He has a slender figure and is a bit short. According to visual inspection, his height may be only 1.55 meters.
Qingdeng felt that it was difficult for him to use precise words to describe the appearance of the beautiful young man in front of him.
To describe it in simple and vulgar language...the beauty of this handsome boy is of a level that would make straight men think: "It doesn't matter even if he is a man."
If it weren't for the fact that he was wearing men's clothing, Qingdeng felt that he would have mistaken him for a cute girl.
Qingdeng felt that if this beautiful boy could put on women's clothes, countless men would be willing to be his lickers.
Of course - it wasn't just his beauty that shocked Qingden.
At this moment, this beautiful young man was holding a bamboo sword, concentrating on the air in front of him, practicing sword skills one after another.
Qingdeng doesn't understand swords.
"Hara Tachibana Aoden" is not interested in swordsmanship and does not have many memories related to swordsmanship.
However, although Qingteng does not understand swords, Qingteng knows unarmed combat techniques such as grappling and free fighting, as well as baton skills learned in the police academy.
These skills, like swordsmanship, are martial arts with the ultimate goal of "subduing and knocking down the opponent". They are common in many aspects such as footwork and stance.
Therefore - thanks to his attainments in unarmed combat and baton skills, Qingteng was able to see that the set of sword skill combos this beautiful boy was using was not something that could only be used to look good, or that could only be used to "Swordsmanship for old age" used for fitness.
There are almost no unnecessary movements, and every movement of the hands and feet is concise and efficient.
Qingteng couldn't help but be fascinated by the beautiful young man's exquisite sword skills.
But before he could take a few more glances, he saw that the beautiful boy finally stopped swinging his sword after spotting Aoto and Kondo standing at the entrance of the dojo. He turned his little head and looked at Kondo who was standing there. Qingden beside him cast curious and doubtful eyes.
Kondo, who had been standing outside the dojo entrance just now for fear of disturbing him, now quickly led Qingto towards the dojo.
"Soji, come here. Let me introduce you."
Souji held his bamboo sword, moved his little feet, and walked quickly to Kondo and Aoto.
"This is Tachibana Qingden, who plans to come to apprentice and learn swordsmanship in our trial training hall! For some reasons, I decided to make an exception and allow him to enter directly today. When the master comes back later, he will make up for the apprenticeship ceremony!"
After briefly introducing Qingdeng's situation to the beautiful boy, the beautiful boy showed a look of understanding, then immediately stood up straight and bowed to Qingdeng respectfully.
"First time we meet! I'm Okita, General Secretary! I'm an apprentice of this trial defense hall. Welcome to the trial defense hall!"
Not only does she have a good-looking face, but her voice is also very pleasant, with a neutral timbre, neither rough nor feminine.
"First time we meet." Qingden returned the greeting, "I am Ju Qingden."
——Soji Okita...
Qingdeng silently chewed this name in his heart.
He vaguely felt that this name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
But after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember when he heard this name, so Qingdeng simply stopped thinking about it.
——Such a thin arm can swing the bamboo sword so steadily
Qingden couldn't help but glance at Okita's slender wrist a few more times.
Due to his limited swordsmanship level, Aomori couldn't judge the level of Okita's swordsmanship based on the series of swordsmanship Okita had just practiced against the air.
But he could roughly estimate that this handsome boy's swordsmanship would not be much worse.
Just because this handsome young man can swing the thick and long bamboo sword steadily, accurately and fiercely.
Swinging the bamboo sword firmly and fiercely - this kind of thing sounds easy but is difficult to do.
It's really hard to imagine that he could swing the bamboo sword so smoothly and powerfully with such a slender body.
——This man is really awesome...
Qingdeng silently added this emotion in his heart.
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The tuition fee for the Imperial Examination Hall is exactly what Kiryu said, 3 dollars per month.
Because he had already been mentally prepared to lose money, Qingdeng handed over the money very readily.
Later, Kondo brought a large book that he said contained apprentice information and asked Qingto to fill it out.
There is not much information to fill in, just basic information such as name, age, address, etc.
Qingteng lay on the floor of the dojo and filled in his information in the book.
After closing the book with Ainoto's information filled in and putting it under his arm, Kondo laughed enthusiastically:
"Ji Jun! When the master comes back in the future, after you make up for the apprenticeship ceremony with the master, you will be the official disciple of my trial defense hall!"
"It's still early today, it's not yet 10 o'clock in the morning. What do you think? Do you want to start the practice of natural and rational flow today?"
"Of course!" Qingdeng said.
——I came here just to learn the sword as quickly as possible and fight with others.
Qingdeng quietly added this sentence in his heart.
"Okay!" Kondo patted his thigh, "I like people like you who are very motivated!"
"Wait a moment. I'll go get you some new protective gear."
After leaving these words, Kondo quickly walked out of the dojo holding the "Apprentice Information Book".
After Kondo left, Aoto and Okita were the only two people left in the dojo.
Just now, Okita had been sitting quietly next to Kondo, saying nothing.
It wasn't until after Kondo left that I heard Okita say the second sentence they had said to Ayonobu since they met, besides self-introduction:
"Welcome to the Trial Guard Hall!"
Okita smiled brightly at Aoden.
When most people smile, their smiles are not good-looking due to various reasons such as the folds on their faces being squeezed together and their teeth being ugly.
But there are also a very small number of people who have very beautiful smiles and have a unique charm when they smile.
The Okita Souji in front of me happens to belong to this type of person.
Okita's smiling face reminded Ayoto of the warm sunshine of spring.
"Let's test the defense hall. Finally, we have a new member."
Okita, who was kneeling respectfully on the ground just now, now carelessly changed his sitting posture to sitting cross-legged.
"I have almost forgotten the last time a new person joined our 'Taro Dojo'."
"'Taro Dojo'?" Qingden asked doubtfully.
"Huh? Don't you know the nickname of our trial gym?"
Okita raised his beautiful eyebrows, and then said slowly in a self-deprecating tone.
"This all starts with the school we teach - Natural Rishin-ryu."
"Our Natural Rishin-ryu is widely spread in the Tama area north of Edo, and many of its disciples are farmers in the Tama area."
[Note: Common people in the Edo period could go to sword halls to learn swordsmanship, but they just did not have the right to carry swords]
"As a result, many boring people ridiculed our natural philosophy as 'peasant swordsmanship', and then ridiculed our training hall as a 'taro dojo' that teaches 'peasant swordsmanship'."
In the Edo period, the word "taro" was often used to mock others for their poverty.
For example, in this era, there was a very common word used to mock samurai: "taro samurai". When you use this word to call a samurai, you are mocking him for being poor.
And "Taro Dojo" means a poor dojo.
——So this dojo has such a nickname... I never heard Mr. Kiryu mention this to me...
After thinking this in his mind, Qingdeng put on a smile:
"I just saw the series of sword skills you practiced. Are those all natural Rishin-ryu moves?"
"Oh? Did you see my training just now? That's right! The sword skills I just practiced are exactly the techniques of natural Rishin-ryu!"
"In this case, those who ridicule your natural Rishin-ryu as 'peasant swordsmanship' are either following the rumors or have no vision."
Qingdeng said in a determined tone.
"If the schools with so many powerful sword skills are all 'peasant swordsmanship', then there are few schools in the world that are not 'peasant swordsmanship'."
"Oh!" Okita's eyes lit up, and then he showed a happy smile, "It's been a long time since I heard anyone praise our natural Rishin-ryu!"
"You are right! If our natural style is 'peasant swordsmanship', then there will be few schools left in the world that are not 'peasant swordsmanship'!"
Having said this, Okita paused.
"You can actually see the value of our Natural Rishin-ryu. Have you ever learned swordsmanship before?"
"I only know a little bit about swordsmanship." Qingden shook his head honestly, "I'm only good at unarmed combat and baton...ah, no, ten surgeries. So I can vaguely see how extraordinary your school is."
"Hand-to-hand combat and ten surgeries?" Okita was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up and down Qingteng several times, and finally focused on the seal on Qingteng's right waist, "You turn out to be an official of the execution office!"
——You just found out...
After smiling in his heart, Qingdeng said:
"Well, I am the one who is from the town that Beiban has decided to return to."
"Oh! Sadauchihui? One of the 'three' Sadauchihui?" Okita's eyes lit up again, "No wonder he is good at unarmed combat and ten surgeries."
After saying that, Okita, whose eyes were shining with excitement, said slowly in a cautious and expectant tone:
"Then, um...can you let me see your seal?"
"Huh? Of course."
Although he was puzzled as to why Okita was interested in his inrō, Seito quickly took off the exquisite inrō hanging from his right waist that only an official like him could possess. , and then handed it to Okita.
Okita carefully held Aoden's inro in his hand as if he were holding something fragile, turning it over and over to look at it carefully.
"Are you very interested in the seal cage at the shrine?" Qingden asked curiously.
"No, I am very interested in the 'Sanchai' at the shrine." Okita looked at Aoto's inro carefully and handed it back to Aoto with a reluctant gesture. "I have been since I was a child. Since then, I have been longing for the 'Three Chapters' samurai in the training center."
"I think they are amazing. They have been working hard to maintain law and order in the city."
"If there is a chance in the future, I also want to join the 'Three Chapters'! I will run to protect the people and kill those little evil thieves!"
After saying that, Okita, whose face was full of determination, raised his hand and patted his flat chest vigorously.
"Running around to protect the people...is very tiring." Qingdeng responded in a half-joking tone.
"If I can kill Xiaoxiao and protect the people, then even if I suffer a little pain and fatigue, I think it's worth it." After saying that, Okita showed a bright smile to Ogata again.
Okita seemed to be particularly interested in Qingnobo's identity as a "policeman", and she then asked Qingnobo:
"I have always been interested in the 'rope-catching technique' spread in 'Three Chapters'!"
As Okita spoke, he moved his arms in strange movements as he did.
"I once had the opportunity to see a certain 'Three Chapters' samurai use the rope-catching technique to catch thieves on the street."
"The thief hit him with a punch. The 'Three Chapters' samurai raised his hand and caught the thief's fist. Then he twisted the thief's hands back with a 'swish, swish' and used a rope to catch the thief. His hands were bound together."
"It's really amazing. It can tie up people's hands at such a fast speed."
Rope-catching technique - a technique passed down from generation to generation among the officials in the Edo period to quickly tie up thieves with a rope.
This is considered one of the required skills for the "Sanchai" warriors responsible for maintaining law and order.
"Original Tachibana Aoden" is quite accomplished in the rope-catching technique, so after inheriting his memory, Aoden is good at one more unarmed combat technique.
"I've always wanted to find an opportunity to ask you - how did you tie up someone who was punching you just a moment ago?"
After asking, Okita blinked curiously.
"Ah, this...how should I put it..." Qingden raised his hand and touched his chin, "I can't explain it clearly just by talking about it dryly like this."
"How about this - you attack me with your fists, and I will directly demonstrate to you how we can tie up the person who is attacking us in one breath."
Qingdeng stood up and took out a cuff tie from his arms.
[Note: Sleeve ties: The sleeves of Japanese kimonos are very wide. Such wide sleeves are very inconvenient no matter what you do. Therefore, before working, people often tie up the sleeves on both sides of the kimono with cuff bands. Sleeve bands became one of the items that people in the Edo period always carried with them when they went out.]
Seeing that Aoto said that he wanted to demonstrate in practice, the look of anticipation in Okita's eyes became even stronger.
"Can I just punch him?" Okita stood up straight.
"Well, just hit me directly." After saying this, Qingden changed to a half-joking tone, "But don't hit too hard. My rope-catching skills are not very high. If you hit too hard, If it’s too fierce, I might not be able to take it.”
"Then...I'll try my best to pretend to be a weak old woman!" Okita chuckled.
"There's no need to pretend to be too weak. Okay, you can fight here."
"Okay! Then - I'm coming!"
Okita took a deep breath, and then punched Qingto's chest with a slightly stronger right straight punch.
Aoden did not immediately launch a counterattack against Okita, but took a step to the side to avoid Okita's attack.
He is waiting.
Waiting for the best opportunity to tie Okita up in one go.
Seeing that the blow missed, Okita quickly retracted the fist he had just punched, and then punched Qingbo again, but Qingbo dodged it again.
Based on Okita's actions, it's not difficult to see that he is completely playful. The fist did not exert its full strength at all.
But maybe it was because he had learned swordsmanship, but Okita's position and attack angle were very good, and it was difficult for Aoto to find the best time to counterattack.
It wasn't until Okita threw his fifth punch that Qingto finally had the best chance to counterattack——
When Okita's small fist was about to be imprinted on Aoto's chest, Aoto followed the rope-catching technique in the memory of "Original Tachibana Seitobu" and nimbly ducked to the side. Then she pulled his right fist and her left hand behind Okita, and quickly tied Okita's hands tightly with a cuff.
how? How does it feel to be arrested by a "three times" samurai? - Aonto wanted to say this to Okita in a joking tone.
But just when he opened his mouth, a series of system sounds in his head made Qingden immediately stunned as if he had been struck by lightning.
【Ding! Scan to talent]
[Successfully copied talent: "Sword Talent"]
[Talent introduction: The swordsmanship talent increase is 50 times the average level of ordinary people]
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